DEALSWarner Chappell has signed Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano. “Queer people need to feel like they can be their true, authentic selves and I want to use my music as a channel to help inspire and uplift”, says Antillano.
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2NE1 member Sandara Park revealed that the girl group nearly cancelled their reunion at this year’s Coachella.On April 16, the group’s former leader CL took to the stage of Coachella as part of Asian-American label 88rising’s ‘Head In The Clouds Forever’ showcase. During her performance, CL surprised the audience by welcoming her 2NE1 bandmates Sandara Park, Park Bom and Minzy onstage to perform the quartet’s hit 2009 track ‘I Am The Best’.In a brand-new video on her YouTube channel, Sandara opened up about the iconic K-pop girl group’s reunion last month and how it was nearly called off.
“There have been so many offers for 2NE1’s reunion from huge shows. We really wanted to, but since we now all belong to different agencies, it wasn’t easy,” she explained, as translated by SBS News.While Sandara did share that the Coachella reunion had been in the works since the start of 2022, the four members of 2NE1 had considered calling the reunion off on several occasions.
“Even until two weeks before we headed to the US, we were like, ‘Are we really doing it?’, ‘Should we cancel it?’ We’ve talked about cancelling it,” she added.“We thought of canceling it because we didn’t have much time and that we had to keep it a secret,” Sandara continued, noting that the quartet “didn’t even have proper instrumental tracks for our stage”.The singer was also worried about whether the audience would know who the group are, seeing as 2NE1 had already been disbanded for several years. “I didn’t expect people to recognize us,” she explained.“But as we went on the stage, the crowd cheered, and they sang along to ‘I Am The Best’,” Sandara recalled.
“They knew exactly who we were, and they knew our song. It felt amazing.”In a previous interview, CL
.DEALSWarner Chappell has signed Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano. “Queer people need to feel like they can be their true, authentic selves and I want to use my music as a channel to help inspire and uplift”, says Antillano.
EXCLUSIVE: Former Warner Bros. Development Executive Paul Perez has inked a production deal at the Burbank, CA lot.
Squid Game breakout star Jung Hoyeon and Killing Eve actress Sandra Oh recently came together to discuss what it’s like being at the forefront of Korean-American representation.In a new instalment of Variety’s Actors on Actors conversation series, the two the actresses sat down to chat about the growing amount of Korean-American and Asian-American representation in the media during the past few years.“I think that we both feel like being here together, having this conversation and being shot together is very special – and I’m curious about your point of view,” said Oh, who was born to Korean immigrants in Canada. “This is a real change for us as Korean-Americans, and I’ve been always interested in the native Korean perspective.”The South Korean model-turned-actress the shared her view on what it’s like being a native Korean in media, specially following the success of Squid Game.
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John Wayne's death is just a few days away on June 11, 2022. The iconic American actor wowed audiences around the world for decades.
Pearl Jam have announced a number of new additions to their BST Hyde Park shows next month.The gigs on July 8 and 9 will be the band’s biggest ever London shows. Pearl Jam were originally due to headline BST Hyde Park in 2021 alongside Duran Duran but the event was cancelled as a result of the COVID pandemic.Newly announced support acts for the shows include October Drift, Fatherson, LIFE and Daytime TV on July 8.
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EXCLUSIVE: Shout! Studios has acquired North American rights to screen adaptation The Magic Flute, which is executive-produced by Roland Emmerich.
Ethan Shanfeld The MTV Movie & TV Awards are back, with Vanessa Hudgens hosting the ceremony live on MTV.The awards celebrate the year’s best in film and TV, with honors ranging from Best Show to Best Kiss. Awards will be doled out for both scripted and reality TV, with unscripted nominees including “American Idol,” “The Masked Singer,” “Dr.
A sophisticated and studious slow-burn that recalls the classical gaslighting thrillers of yore, Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher” yields a chilling portrayal of feminine alienation as it follows an alienated American ex-pat in Romania. We follow Julia (Maika Monroe of “It Follows”) while she settles into her elegant apartment with her husband, finds herself increasingly isolated, and struggles with an innate feeling that someone is following her.
Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine will be starring in a queer rom-com together!
Taylor Zakhar Perez got cast in one of the most awaited movies of the year. The 30-year-old actor is starring in “Red, White, and Royal Blue,” a new Amazon romantic comedy based on the best-selling novel. Zakhar will star as Alex Claremont-Diaz, a bisexual Latino, who also happens to be the son of the President of the United States.Zendaya tops Time 100’s Most Influential People of 2022Zendaya looks sophisticated and chic with new haircut on the set of ‘Challengers’A post shared by TAYLOR ZAKHAR PEREZ (@taylorzakharperez)“Red, White and Royal Blue” was a groundbreaking success when it was first released in 2019.
Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe anticipated film adaptation of bestselling novel “Red, White & Royal Blue” has found its leading heartthrobs — Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine.The same-sex romantic comedy follows the shining heir to an American presidency and his whirlwind romance with a second-in-line British royal, as told in Casey McQuiston’s groundbreaking book.Set up at Amazon Studios, additional cast announced Wednesday includes Emmy nominee Clifton Collins Jr., Stephen Fry (“The Dropout”) and Sarah Shahi (“Sex/Life”). Tony Award winner Matthew López (“The Inheritance”) is directing and writing the script.
Cannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner “EO” has been acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films.The companies have the North American rights to the film from Jerzy Skolimowski.The film shows a vision of modern Europe as seen through the eyes of a donkey. Here’s the logline: “The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal.
Reteaming after last year’s collaboration on Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Oscar-winning Drive My Car, Sideshow and Janus Films have acquired North American rights to veteran auteur Jerzy Skolimowski’s EO, which won the Jury Prize in Cannes this past weekend. A fall theatrical release is planned.
Jay Park, Lee Hi and Jessi are among the South Korean musicians to be confirmed for MIK Festival 2022, which will take place in London later this year.MIK Festival 2022 recently announced its line-up for the second day of the festival, which it has dubbed its “hip-hop day” on July 31. Set to take place at Southwark Park, the festival’s second date will feature Korean-American singer-rappers Jay Park and Jessi, along with singer-songwriters Lee Hi and GRAY.Also new to the line-up are hip-hop trio Epik High, and rappers pH-1, Loco and Dok2.